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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 2005
Page
3
A letter from a reader recounts a very long wait for a blood test at a local clinic and praises Dr. Kraske for short wait times and attentive, respectful care. The writer urges others unhappy with waits to seek a different physician who will listen and address questions.
A reader urges delaying a 250000 beautification fountain at East Gate Drive and redirecting funds to synchronize five or six traffic lights on Whiskey Road. The letter calls for more restaurants, road widening to six lanes, and a name change to Washington Road on Aiken's Southside.
The Retreat at Crystal Lake off Herndon Dairy Road starts construction with 0.7 to 1.39 acre wooded and waterfront lots. Medallion Homes aims for larger parcels, offering country space with 30 of 43 planned lots on a large pond and common lake areas. Homes start in the $220s including lots. Vikki Crossland of Meybohm Realtors is the listing agent and contact details are provided.
Aiken Tan moves from Richland Avenue to 143 Pendleton St. NW offering five upgraded beds with 2004 and 2005 bulbs. Rates include $175 for rest of year use, $39.95 monthly, and discounts for military personnel students and seniors.
Beech Island Historical Society receives a $200,000 Rural Development Enterprise Grant from the U S Department of Agriculture to restore a brick barn behind the society office into Beech Island Agriculture Museum. The grant covers restoration, climate control, sidewalks, and accessible restrooms as plans move to open by next October. The museum will trace agricultural history from Native Americans to sharecropping and family farms, with a planned ticketed entry and additional exhibits.
Dixie Lee Restaurant will host a family antique car show Saturday at 7 p.m. in its Langley Davis Highway parking lot. Restored vintage models from the Aiken Horsepower Association will display outside as the Double D Band performs. alcohol is not permitted.
The notice lists contact hours and pricing for daily and weekend subscriptions with EzPay options. It explains delivery timing expectations and how to report delivery problems, plus payment handling and carrier payment notes for customers.
The city observes July with the Gentleness trait for character. Lottery results show Pick 3 Midday 4 0 1 and Pick 4 Midday 4 0 3 0. Evening numbers 3 1 6 and 9 9 8 9. Cash 3 Midday 3 8 3 and Cash 4 Midday 6 1 6 8. Evening Cash 3 8 4 and 5 8 6 5. Fantasy 5 draws 39 34 21 17 38.
The Aiken Standard invites readers to report factual errors in any published material. Call Mike Gibbons at 644-2381 or Jeff Wallace at 644-2400, or email editorial aikenstandard com to set the record straight.
Readers are invited to send vacation pictures with details of travel. Submission forms are available at the Aiken Standard office or online, and must be mailed or delivered to 326 Rutland Drive, Aiken SC 29801. For questions call Michael Gibbons at 644-2381.
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